Band

Turisas

Turisas is a folk metal band from Finland, active 1997 to present. 6 releases and 14 musicians in the catalog.

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Facts

Genre: Folk Metal
Origin: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Formed: 1997
Releases: 6

Biography

Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war.

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Genres

Current line-up

Musician	Instruments	Years
Mathias Nygård	Lead vocals	1997 to present
Olli Vänskä	Violin, Background vocals	2007 to present
Jaakko Jakku	Drums (drum set)	2012 to present
Jesper Anastasiadis	Electric bass guitar	2012 to present
Jussi Wickström	Electric guitar	1997 to present

Former members

Musician	Instruments	Years
Antti Ventola	Keyboard	1998 to 2007
Georg Laakso	Electric guitar	2000 to 2006
Netta Skog	Accordion	2009 to 2011
Sami Aarnio	Electric bass guitar	1999 to 1999
Hannes Horma	Electric bass guitar, Background vocals	2007 to 2011
Lisko	Accordion	2007 to 2008
Mikko Törmikoski	Electric bass guitar	2001 to 2004
Robert Engstrand	Background vocals, Keyboard	2011 to 2014
Tude Lehtonen	Drums (drum set)	1998 to 2012

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

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